Rings of Chariklo
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rings-of-chariklo-216-3564264
title:
Rings of Chariklo
text:
The minor planet and centaur 10199 Chariklo, with a diameter of about 250 kilometres (160 mi), is the second-smallest celestial object with confirmed rings and the fifth ringed celestial object discovered in the Solar System, after the gas giants and ice giants. Orbiting Chariklo is a bright ring system consisting of two narrow and dense bands, 6–7 km (4 mi) and 2–4 km (2 mi) wide, separated by a gap of 9 kilometres (6 mi). The rings orbit at distances of about 400 kilometres (250 mi) from the c
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Ring system around 10199 Chariklo
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rings_of_Chariklo
date created:
2014-03-27T02:11:49Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T23:09:28Z
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13
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